# teks
## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English text message, text, from Old French texte (“text”), from Medieval Latin textus (“the Scriptures, text, treatise”), from Latin textus (“style or texture of a work”), perfect passive participle of texō (“I weave”).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: teks

### Noun

teks
* a text; a brief written message transmitted between mobile phones; an SMS text message

### Verb

teks
* to text; to send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones
* to send and receive text messages

### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:teks.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch tekst, from Middle French [Term?] (Modern French texte), from Old French texte (“text”), from Medieval Latin textus (“the Scriptures, text, treatise”), from Latin textus (“style or texture of a work”), perfect passive participle of texō (“I weave”). Compare to Afrikaans teks.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtɛks]
* Hyphenation: tèks

### Noun

teks
* text,
** a writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
** a verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.

#### Related terms

* konteks
* kontekstual
* tekstual

### Further reading

* “teks” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Noun

teks (Jawi spelling تيکس)
* text

## Manx
### Etymology

From Middle Irish técs, técsa (“text; version; verse, citation”), from English text or from a Romance language, ultimately from Latin textus, perfect passive participle of texō (“I weave”).

### Noun

teks m (genitive singular teks, plural teksyn)
* text

#### Derived terms

* co-hecks (“context”)

### References

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “técs, técsa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /teːks/

#### Verb

teks
* (non-standard since 2012) present tense of takas

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɛks/

#### Verb

teks
* (non-standard since 2012) supine of tekkjas
* (non-standard since 2012) supine of tekkas

### Anagrams

* sekt

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɛks/
* Rhymes: -ɛks
* Syllabification: teks

### Noun

teks m inan
* tex (unit of linear mass density for thread or fiber)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* teks in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English text, from Middle English text, from Old French texte (“text”), from Medieval Latin textus, from Latin textus. Doublet of teksto.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈteks/ [ˈt̪ɛks]
* Rhymes: -eks
* Syllabification: teks

### Noun

teks (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔)
* text message
* act of texting (use of a mobile phone to send text messages)
* (card games) texted game cards

#### Derived terms

* iteks
* kateks
* magteks

#### Related terms

* teksmeyt

### Further reading

* “teks”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Traditional games in the Philippines § Teks on Wikipedia.Wikipedia